WEB 2.0 : The Interactive Worldwide Web

Here are some cool Web 2.0 resources:
Cooltoolsforschools(Web 2.0): http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/ More sites than you can get through!
Web 2.0-- http://wiki.classroom20.com/ All kinds of web 2.0 apps and pages discussed here.

Wordles

( http://www.wordle.net/create ) to make usable images like this:

Here's a link I received in Feb.,'09 about "16 Things to do with Wordle in Class", and it's shared via a GoogleDocs....Both of which we have looked at in this class!
http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_157dpbsg9c5&skipauth=true
This started out as 16 Things--the last time I looked, it was up to 32!

IGOOGLE

Have you tried iGoogle? (http://www.google.com/ig). It's a great place to try out Rss and "gadgets"(widget-like feeds).
Super-easy to set up--and configures from the same login as Googledocs and Gmail(and Blogger).
Set up an account and get started at http://igoogle.com

And the "Big Brother" of IGOOGLE:

GOOGLEDOCS

GoogleDocs works off the same account as IGoogle, but you just go to the GoogleDocs page to login:
http://docs.google.com
The Wordles Presentation above (that has grown and doubled in size) was done in GoogleDocs.
Here are a couple of other similar Googledocs Presentations:
Ways to Use GoogleEarth http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_175fp5qg9d3&skipauth=true
Ways to Use GoogleDocs Click here(long url!)
Ways to Use IWB Click here(also long url!)
Ways to Use Pocket Video(Small Wonder, Flip) Click here!
You can also use GoogleDocs Word and Spreadsheets to collaborate.

ANIMOTO

One of my favorite NEW web 2.0 tools is a free website that allows you to make 30 second short movies that look and sound SUPER professional!!! It's ANIMOTO.(http://www.animoto.com) Here's an example of what it produces:
Sharecropping in the Great Depression(by me!)

VOKI

Want your own talking avatar for a wikispace? Try Voki!(http://www.voki.com) See an example:
My Voki Avatar
Or try the Blabber--see below!

BLABBER

Here's another to try: make a BLABBER at Blabberize ! They look like this:


Easy to make and add to a wikispace!